Best alternatives to View Page Source (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to View Page Source, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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<view-source>
View source code of online HTML, CSS & JavaScript files
≈20K users3.0★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 6.7× more users than View Page Source
- Updated less recently
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Chrome extension source viewer
View source code of Chrome extensions, Firefox addons or Opera extensions (crx/nex/xpi) from the Chrome web store and elsewhere.
≈100K users4.6★ from 435 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago7 permissions- About 33× more users than View Page Source
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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view-current-source
View the source code of a page at its current state.
≈1K users3.1★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago5 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than View Page Source
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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View Rendered Source
View source is dead. See how the browser renders a page, not just what the server sends.
≈30K users4.4★ from 41 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions- About 10× more users than View Page Source
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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Chrome Extension Source Viewer
Use Chrome Extension Source Viewer to check all extensions' source code and analyze extension stats directly from your browser.
≈2K users5.0★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago3 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than View Page Source
- Updated less recently
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Source Code Viewer
Displays and downloads the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript source code of the current page. Now with accurate file sizes and modern UI.
≈1K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago5 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than View Page Source
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Quick source viewer
View current page sources: HTML + Javascript + CSS
≈20K users3.6★ from 115 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago1 permissions- About 6.7× more users than View Page Source
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Night Viewer - Dark mode for view page source
Night Viewer enables dark mode for the View Page Sources, structures and formats the code to make it more readable
878 users3.4★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago5 permissions- About 3.4× fewer users than View Page Source
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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SourceViewer(zvSource)
View the original source code of the current page in an in-page editor with syntax highlighting and line numbers.
≈1K users4.3★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than View Page Source
- Updated less recently
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Password Viewer
Reveal and Copy the password hidden in the form of asterisks signs on any web page with a single click
≈6K users3.3★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.0× more users than View Page Source
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
View Page Source alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to View Page Source?
By users, the most popular alternative is Chrome extension source viewer with ≈100K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is <view-source>.
Which View Page Source alternative has the best rating?
Chrome extension source viewer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 435 ratings.
Is there a View Page Source alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Password Viewer asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for View Page Source.
How many alternatives to View Page Source are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to View Page Source on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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